The interplay between Federal Rules of Evidence 1006 (summaries) and 803(6)(business records) is examined by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in In re International Management Associates, LLC, 2015 WL 1245503 (C.A.11 Ga.), a case where a trustee was able to admit a summary of bulky business records into evidence and avoid a $200K transfer …
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Illinois Evidence and Business Records: Injured Worker’s Insurance Claim Properly Admitted At Trial
The plaintiff filed a wrongful discharge suit against his employer when he was fired after he lodged a workers’ comp claim for a work-related injury. A jury sided with the plaintiff and awarded him about $4.2M including some $3.6M in punitive damages. The employer appealed on the basis that the court allowed some damaging documents …
Diminution in Value Is Proper Damages Measure in Tree Cutting Case (IL 1st Dist)
(photocredit: gettysburgdaily.com (visited 11.2.14) Geise v. Neal, 2014 IL App (1st) 133914-U, discusses how to measure damage caused by unauthorized tree cutting on private property. The plaintiff rented out his deceased mother’s home to the defendants under a two-year lease. After they took possession, the defendants cut down over 50 trees on the lot. When …
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